The relationship between refractory period and conduction time of the AV node under various cycle lengths in the canine heart. The significance of wavelength and excitable gap in reentrant tachycardia

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 373-382

  Segawa, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Verapamil

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; DOG; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CYCLE; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TIME;

EID: 0030035108     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.37.373     Document Type: Article

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